ABSTRACT
This chapter shows that the literature about race/ethnicity and disability mirrors the fault lines of disability research identified by Simi Linton. One of the continuing fault lines in the literature around race/ethnicity and disability is related to how culture and race/ethnicity are addressed in service delivery to people with disabilities. Research related to disability should focus on the social, political and economic contexts of how impairment changes into disability. In the United States, there are disproportionately more people with disabilities from minority cultures than majority cultures in special education. To address the gap in services for people with disabilities from minority racial/ethnic backgrounds, as well as service provision for minority populations without disabilities, many service providers refer to culturally sensitive or culturally competent services. The intersections of race/ethnicity and disability often lead people to feel like they are outsiders to the mainstream society.
